Today I’ve got some choices that are just right for sturdy, young listeners. Most can also be handed to young, capable readers. Vintage and new, books in translation, all brimming with peppy adventures. Pleasant Fieldmouse, written by Jan Wahl, illustrated …
Tag: adventure stories
a jumble of fiction favorites
Today’s fiction list jumps all over the place: fantasy, sci fi, historical, contemporary and multicultural titles; graphic novels, imported novels, books in translation. Reading a variety of genres is refreshing and full of surprises. Some books usher me into the …
a happy, vintage, read-aloud find
The Curious Lobster, written by Richard W. Hatch, illustrated by Marion Freeman Wakeman originally published in two volumes in 1935 and 1939; this edition 2018 by New York Review Books 392 pages I love when I stumble across a classic …
vintage canoe adventures
They tested the Minnow and tested their own skill and strength in her: they back-paddled, they forward-paddled; they sent her twirling in circles…Then they changed their methods altogether, and saw how stealthily they could go: they grudged the soft whisper …
eight simply swell chapter books
I’ve got eight short chapter books that are simply mahhhvelous, today. I thoroughly enjoyed each one. Some are vintage, some brand new. I’ll arrange them by Approximate Age of Listener/Reader. Cowboy Pug: The Dog who Rode for Glory, written by …
murder, mystery and maharajas!…a thrilling adventure from Sweden
I’ve just finished a highly-original adventure story narrated by a gorilla. Goes by the name of Sally Jones. Brilliant at chess. Also excellent with ships’ engines and the odd accordion in need of repair. It comes to us from Sweden …
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more Norseness, from Neil Gaiman
On Monday’s blog I reviewed a number of trollish tales that anyone leaning Scandinavian won’t want to miss. Today I’ve got a new edition of one of Neil Gaiman’s fantastic stories, as laden with Norseness as a bowl of rice …
a ship of adventures for nautical readers
School Ship Tobermory, written by Alexander McCall Smith, illustrations by Iain McIntosh published in Scotland in 2015; first U.S. edition 2016 by Delacorte Press You may know him as the author of the vast No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, …
fiction favorites…Withering by Sea
Withering by Sea, written and illustrated by Judith Rossell originally published in Australia in 2014; first U.S edition 2016 by Atheneum Books for Young Readers 261 pages Set in Victorian England, in the gloomy spa town of Withering-by-Sea, populated by …
adventure! danger! sinister characters!…two zesty middle-grade novels
The Nine Lives of Jacob Tibbs, by Cylin Busby, illustrated by Gerald Kelley published in 2016 by Alfred A. Knopf Does the cat on the cover of this book make you think purry, fuzzy thoughts? Warm as toast thoughts? Does …
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